Pléchâtel

Commune in Brittany, France

Pléchâtel Plegastell (Breton)
Commune
The church of Pléchâtel The church of Pléchâtel
Location of Pléchâtel Map
Pléchâtel is located in France Pléchâtel Pléchâtel Show map of France Pléchâtel is located in Brittany Pléchâtel Pléchâtel Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°53′43′′N 1°44′50′′W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°W / 47.8953; -1.7472
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Bain-de-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Bourasseau^[1]
Area ¹	36.32 km² (14.02 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,796
• Density	77/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35221 /35470
Elevation	7–116 m (23–381 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl] ; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

[edit ]

The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.

Population

[edit ]

Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,512	—
1975	1,559	+0.44%
1982	1,780	+1.91%
1990	1,834	+0.37%
1999	1,946	+0.66%
2007	2,574	+3.56%
2012	2,711	+1.04%
2017	2,789	+0.57%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

[edit ]

Jacques Bardoul, born in Pléchâtel, was a Christian knight, belonging to the order of Saint John of Jerusalem, defender of Rhodes in 1480 under the orders of the Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.